CONSTRUCTION OF A PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAM AT A PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITAL: DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH

Abstract

Documentary research on the trajectory of a public teaching hospital in the construction of a Patient Safety Program. Twohundred documents were consulted from the period between 2004 and 2012, at a federal public hospital in the South of Brazil, using data collected between May 2012 and April 2013. The documentary analysis evidences strategies essential for the implementation of a program. These include: situational diagnosis with use of quality tools; internal audits using customized tools; professional with exclusive dedication and expertise in the field of quality; multiprofessional team training; encouragement of collective construction, support from management and involvement of leaderships. The program was a forerunner among federal public hospitals. Developed before the Brazilian legislation that regulates the matter, the hospital complied with most of the requirements of Board Resolution 36 from July 25th 2013.

Keywords

• Patient safety
• Quality of health care
• Quality management